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Welcome to Prairie Village ...

Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Prairie Village: Prairie Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Prairie Village is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Prairie Village lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Prairie Village (for example, toward Cannelton (IN)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Prairie Village: 502

Communities Also Named Prairie Village ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Prairie Village - they are located in Indiana, Kansas (2) and South Dakota.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prairie Village.

Communities near Prairie Village ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prairie Village.

  • Louisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jeffersonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • New Albany
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jeffersontown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Clarksville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Clark County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
  • Saint Matthews
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
    • Saint Matthews is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <3>
  • Shively
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mount Washington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
    • Mount Washington is located in Bullitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Washington <3>
  • Shepherdsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdsville
    • Shepherdsville is located in Bullitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdsville <3>
  • Lyndon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • Lyndon is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Prairie Village. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prairie Village.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prairie Village. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prairie Village.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prairie Village. See our Newspapers Page for Prairie Village.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prairie Village ...

Looking for more information about Prairie Village? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Prairie Village, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Prairie Village.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prairie Village - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.